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Analysis: Riverdale Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Riverdale Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,146,660 in 2018, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,132,659 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $953,451 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,100,111 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $638,264 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $1,076,228 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $232,270 – $40,120 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $870,534 in 2018.

Riverdale Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$953,451$2,100,111-$1,146,660
2017$1,131,325$2,062,587-$931,262
2016-$141,818$1,892,442-$2,034,260
2015$863,231$1,700,123-$836,892
2014$618,530$1,493,015-$874,485

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